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Ohio university expands shuttle service, adds parking permits

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Jambar reported that Youngstown State University (YSU) Parking Services expanded its shuttle service and distributed more parking passes in response to a spike in demand for campus transportation. The additional requests for the passes may be a result of the university’s newtransportation fee, which includes a parking permit and unlimited access to expanded shuttle service.

The money from the transportation fee was put into the shuttle service and parking deck renovations, the director of YSU Parking Services told the paper. For the full story, click here.

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